Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 26 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Packy Axton
American musician (1941-1974)
1941 - 1974
saxophonist
Perry Wallace
American basketball player and legal academic
1948 - 2017
basketball player
Moses Herman Cone
Moses Herman Cone
American businessman (1857-1908)
1857 - 1908
entrepreneur
John Barclay Armstrong
Texas ranger; (1850-1913)
1850 - 1913
police officer
Jo Carson
American writer
1946 - 2011
writer
Edwin Wiley Grove
Edwin Wiley Grove
American businessman
1850 - 1927
businessperson
David N. Crouch
American politician
1852 - 1944
politician
Alfred W. Agee
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska (1850-1938)
1850 - 1938
politicianlawyerjudge
Ike Brown
American baseball player
1942 - 2001
baseball player
James A. Gardner
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1943-1966)
1943 - 1966
military personnel
Isabel Cobb
Isabel Cobb
Isabel Cobb (1858–1947), physician and educator
1858 - 1947
physician
John Berry McFerrin
John Berry McFerrin
American Methodist preacher
1807 - 1887
journalisteditormissionary
Mary J. Small
Mary J. Small
American churchwoman
1850 - 1945
Sara Ward Conley
Sara Ward Conley
American artist (1859-1944)
1859 - 1944
artistarchitect
Maggie Porter
Maggie Porter
American singer
1853 - 1942
singer
Georgia Gordon Taylor
Georgia Gordon Taylor
American singer
1855 - 1913
singer
Eben Alexander
Eben Alexander
American minister to Greece, Romania, and Serbia, (1893-1897)
1851 - 1910
envoyhellenistdiplomat
Elizabeth Lee Bloomstein
Elizabeth Lee Bloomstein
American history professor, university librarian, clubwoman, and suffragist (1859-1927)
1859 - 1927
suffragistlibrarianprofessor
Armin Ganz
production designer (1948-1995)
1948 - 1995
production designer
Sarah Bickford
Sarah Bickford
American business woman
1852 - 1931
businessperson
Jim Jennings
American basketball player (1941-2014)
1941 - 2014
basketball player
David Bancroft Johnson
David Bancroft Johnson
American academic administrator
1856 - 1928
university teacher
Quintard Taylor
Quintard Taylor
African American historian (1948–2025)
1948 - 2025
university teacherdocenthistorian
Russell Hardin
American political scientist (1940-2017)
1940 - 2017
political scientist
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
United States Army officer (1942–2024)
1942 - 2024
helicopter pilotmilitary personnel
Homer Banks
African-American songwriter (1941-2003)
1941 - 2003
songwritermusician
Walter K. Singleton
Walter K. Singleton
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1944 - 1967
military personnel
Phil Gagliano
Phil Gagliano
American baseball player
1941 - 2016
baseball player
Ron Lollar
American politician
1948 - 2018
politician
Sam Walton
American football player (1943-2002)
1943 - 2002
American football player
Cas Walker
Cas Walker
American politician
1902 - 1998
politicianbusinessperson
Busta Jones
Busta Jones
American musician (1951-1995)
1951 - 1995
songwritersinger-songwriter
Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
American writer (1846–1941)
1846 - 1941
writer
Fannie Battle
American spy and social reformer
1842 - 1924
social reformerspy
Christopher Dickey
Christopher Dickey
American magazine editor (1951-2020)
1951 - 2020
journalist
Chuck Meriwether
Chuck Meriwether
former baseball umpire from the United States (1956-2019)
1956 - 2019
baseball umpire
Cleveland Elam
American football player (1952-2012)
1952 - 2012
American football player
Cliff Taylor
American football player (1952-2010)
1952 - 2010
American football player
John Austin Wharton
John Austin Wharton
American statesman, lawyer, and soldier (1806-1838)
1806 - 1838
politician
Cornell Webster
American football player (1954–2022)
1954 - 2022
American football playerrestaurateur
James Carroll Napier
James Carroll Napier
American businessman, civil rights leader, and Register of the Treasury
1845 - 1940
politicianbusinessperson
Chris Zachary
American baseball pitcher (1944-2003)
1944 - 2003
baseball player
Antoinette Polk
Antoinette Polk
Baroness de Charette (1847-1919)
1847 - 1919
socialite
James Bradley
American basketball player
1955 - 2023
basketball player
Barbara Tsakirgis
American archaeologist and university teacher
1954 - 2019
archaeologistuniversity teacher
Gary L. Harrell
Gary L. Harrell
United States general
1951 - 2023
military personnel
Oliver Hughes
Oliver Hughes
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
1844 - 1911
Duncan Brown Cooper
Duncan Brown Cooper
American politician
1844 - 1922
publisherjournalistpolitician
John M. Fleming
American politician and newspaper editor
1832 - 1900
journalisteditorpolitician
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
American businessman of Memphis, Tennessee (1830-1909)
1830 - 1909
businessperson
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